Privacy Policy

Participant name, date of birth and age, email address, phone number, city, state, school and grade; team name and the names, ages, schools and email addresses of any team members; parent or guardian name, relationship, email address, phone number and consent; your idea submission and any optional link you provide; declarations and consents; and payment status information returned by our payment provider.

We do not store card, UPI or bank credentials. Payments are processed by our payment provider, and we receive only the payment reference and status.

To process and verify your application, to collect the entry fee, to score entries and communicate results, to send competition updates and instructions, to verify eligibility and parent/guardian consent, to pay prizes, and to keep basic records of the competition.

The organiser, Aaryaveer Jatia, who reviews and scores entries. Service providers — payment processing, email delivery and hosting — process information on our behalf under their own terms. We may disclose information where required by law.

Finalist and winner recognition may include first name, city, idea name and one-line description. A parent or guardian may ask for a name to be withheld and replaced with initials.

Application and scoring records are retained for up to 24 months after the competition concludes so results, prizes and disputes can be verified, then deleted or anonymised. Payment records may be retained longer where required for accounting purposes.

Data is stored in a managed, access-controlled database. Access to applications is limited to the organiser. We use encrypted connections throughout the site.

A participant or their parent/guardian may request a copy of their information, ask for corrections, withdraw consent or ask us to delete their data by writing to hello@youngfounderschallenge.in. Withdrawing consent before judging means the entry cannot be evaluated; refunds in that situation follow the Refund & Cancellation Policy.

The site uses only the storage necessary to run the application form and keep organisers signed in. We do not use advertising cookies.

Final data-controller details and registered address will be added once confirmed. Privacy questions: hello@youngfounderschallenge.in.